Generally speaking, a plaintiff has two years in which to file a personal injury lawsuit, including one for medical malpractice. Exceptions to this general rule abound. Generally speaking, a plaintiff ...

Credit: Getty Images. The Court sided with the plaintiff and held that no affidavit of merit was required for the case to proceed. A unanimous United States Supreme Court decision has now removed a ...

Should federal courts be required to abide by state laws when they consider interstate malpractice cases? The Supreme Court mulled that exact issue in a case it heard earlier this week. The case, ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Berk v. Choy, to be argued on Oct. 6, surely will be the Supreme Court case of the year for medical professionals. At issue in ...

Medical malpractice cases are complex, often involving multiple specialists with limited duties. Defense attorneys should quickly identify whether a caregiver had a legal duty to the patient, as ...

In July, a Pennsylvania appellate court upheld a record $207.6 million verdict against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for a birth injury that occurred during delivery.

Stephanie Boydell became a single mother to three children Sept. 22, 2022, the day her 40-year-old husband died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm after being discharged from the hospital. “Mine and my ...

Texas personal injury practice has changed substantially over the past two decades. The 2003 medical malpractice reforms, the ...